JAMB and WAEC Government questions

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1. Question 61· Basic concepts of government· WAEC

   A child who learns respect for national symbols at school is undergoing

   • Apolitical participation
   • Bpolitical socialisation
   • Cpolitical recruitment
   • Dpolitical culture change

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2. Question 62· Basic concepts of government· WAEC

   Power that is accepted as legitimate is called

   • Aforce
   • Binfluence
   • Cauthority
   • Dcoercion

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3. Question 63· Basic concepts of government· JAMB

   The process by which individuals are selected to fill political roles is

   • Apolitical recruitment
   • Bpolitical socialisation
   • Cpolitical culture
   • Dpolitical apathy

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4. Question 64· Basic concepts of government· JAMB

   The four essential features of a state are population, territory, government and

   • Asovereignty
   • Breligion
   • Ca monarch
   • Dan army only

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5. Question 65· Citizenship· WAEC

   A person can become a citizen of Nigeria by

   • Apaying tax only
   • Bbirth, registration or naturalisation
   • Cliving in Nigeria for one month
   • Dvoting in an election

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6. Question 66· Citizenship· WAEC

   Which of these is a duty, rather than a right, of a Nigerian citizen?

   • Afreedom of worship
   • Bobeying the laws of the country
   • Cfreedom of movement
   • Dthe right to life

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7. Question 67· Citizenship· JAMB

   Civic responsibility includes

   • Avandalism
   • Bevading tax
   • Cvoting and paying taxes
   • Drigging elections

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8. Question 68· Citizenship· JAMB

   Citizenship can be acquired by

   • Aliving in a country for a week
   • Bpaying taxes only
   • Cbirth, registration or naturalisation
   • Djoining a political party

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9. Question 69· Citizenship· JAMB

   A foreigner who becomes a citizen after living in a country for a required period and meeting conditions acquires citizenship by

   • Aregistration by marriage
   • Bbirth
   • Cnaturalisation
   • Ddescent

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10. Question 70· Citizenship· JAMB

    A right of a Nigerian citizen is the right to

    • Afreedom of movement
    • Brefuse all laws
    • Cavoid taxation
    • Down other people

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11. Question 71· Citizenship· JAMB

    A citizen may lose citizenship through

    • Arenunciation or deprivation
    • Btravelling abroad on holiday
    • Cchanging jobs
    • Dfailing an examination

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12. Question 72· Citizenship· WAEC

    Dual citizenship means

    • Avoting twice
    • Bholding two jobs
    • Cbeing a citizen of two countries at the same time
    • Dliving in two states

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13. Question 73· Citizenship· JAMB

    A responsibility of a citizen is to

    • Adestroy public property
    • Brefuse to vote
    • Cobey the laws of the country
    • Devade taxes

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14. Question 74· Citizenship· JAMB

    A person who holds the citizenship of two countries has

    • Arefugee status
    • Bnaturalised citizenship only
    • Cno citizenship
    • Ddual citizenship

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15. Question 75· Citizenship· JAMB

    Which of the following is a civic right of a Nigerian citizen?

    • Aobeying the law
    • Bpaying taxes
    • Cfreedom of expression
    • Ddefending the nation

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16. Question 76· Citizenship· JAMB

    A foreign woman who marries a Nigerian man may acquire Nigerian citizenship by

    • Aregistration
    • Bbirth
    • Cnaturalisation only after 50 years
    • Ddescent from her parents

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17. Question 77· Citizenship· WAEC

    Which of these is a political right of a citizen?

    • Athe right to vote and be voted for
    • Bthe right to life
    • Cthe duty to pay tax
    • Dthe obligation to obey laws

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18. Question 78· Citizenship· WAEC

    A person can become a citizen of a country through

    • Avisiting it often
    • Bbirth, registration or naturalisation
    • Cpaying its taxes only
    • Dspeaking its language

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19. Question 79· Citizenship· JAMB

    An obligation of a citizen is to

    • Apay taxes
    • Bbe paid by the government
    • Cown property
    • Djoin the army by force

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20. Question 80· Citizenship· WAEC

    A citizen may lose citizenship acquired by registration if he

    • Avotes
    • Btravels abroad
    • Cis convicted of disloyalty to the state
    • Dpays taxes

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